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blong4133 wrote:Hey all,
I am currently smack-dab in the middle of a meltdown. I just had my oral arguments tonight and feel like I bombed it, and now the class that I was almost certain I was going to get a good grade in is up in the air. I felt good about the class because I received the highest grade on our first paper, then the second paper I didn't do so well and ended being about the 3rd or 4th highest. Now I feel like I completely bombed the oral arguments. I'll admit that this was my first attempt at oral arguments, so I'm not sure how the "constructive criticism" goes, but I feel like they ripped me a new one. Every little thing I did wrong was pointed out (which is expected) but there was almost nothing that they said I did well, other than my rebuttal argument. (I personally thought I did ok, there were a few things I know that I screwed up, and kept beginning sentences with "we argue", but the way they were critiquing me made me feel like I failed miserably.)

So now I'm freaking out because I've put off other classes in order to get all of the work done for this class, and I feel helpless because finals start next week and I'm nowhere near ready for any of them. I've got too much time and money invested in this to flunk out after my 3rd semester.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to calm myself down, because so far nothing's worked. I can't even get myself to focus enough to study because I'm freaking out.

blong4133 wrote:Hey all,
I am currently smack-dab in the middle of a meltdown. I just had my oral arguments tonight and feel like I bombed it, and now the class that I was almost certain I was going to get a good grade in is up in the air. I felt good about the class because I received the highest grade on our first paper, then the second paper I didn't do so well and ended being about the 3rd or 4th highest. Now I feel like I completely bombed the oral arguments. I'll admit that this was my first attempt at oral arguments, so I'm not sure how the "constructive criticism" goes, but I feel like they ripped me a new one. Every little thing I did wrong was pointed out (which is expected) but there was almost nothing that they said I did well, other than my rebuttal argument. (I personally thought I did ok, there were a few things I know that I screwed up, and kept beginning sentences with "we argue", but the way they were critiquing me made me feel like I failed miserably.)

So now I'm freaking out because I've put off other classes in order to get all of the work done for this class, and I feel helpless because finals start next week and I'm nowhere near ready for any of them. I've got too much time and money invested in this to flunk out after my 3rd semester.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to calm myself down, because so far nothing's worked. I can't even get myself to focus enough to study because I'm freaking out.

blong4133 wrote:Hey all,
I am currently smack-dab in the middle of a meltdown. I just had my oral arguments tonight and feel like I bombed it, and now the class that I was almost certain I was going to get a good grade in is up in the air. I felt good about the class because I received the highest grade on our first paper, then the second paper I didn't do so well and ended being about the 3rd or 4th highest. Now I feel like I completely bombed the oral arguments. I'll admit that this was my first attempt at oral arguments, so I'm not sure how the "constructive criticism" goes, but I feel like they ripped me a new one. Every little thing I did wrong was pointed out (which is expected) but there was almost nothing that they said I did well, other than my rebuttal argument. (I personally thought I did ok, there were a few things I know that I screwed up, and kept beginning sentences with "we argue", but the way they were critiquing me made me feel like I failed miserably.)

So now I'm freaking out because I've put off other classes in order to get all of the work done for this class, and I feel helpless because finals start next week and I'm nowhere near ready for any of them. I've got too much time and money invested in this to flunk out after my 3rd semester.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to calm myself down, because so far nothing's worked. I can't even get myself to focus enough to study because I'm freaking out.

BeenDidThat wrote:

blong4133 wrote:Hey all,
I am currently smack-dab in the middle of a meltdown. I just had my oral arguments tonight and feel like I bombed it, and now the class that I was almost certain I was going to get a good grade in is up in the air. I felt good about the class because I received the highest grade on our first paper, then the second paper I didn't do so well and ended being about the 3rd or 4th highest. Now I feel like I completely bombed the oral arguments. I'll admit that this was my first attempt at oral arguments, so I'm not sure how the "constructive criticism" goes, but I feel like they ripped me a new one. Every little thing I did wrong was pointed out (which is expected) but there was almost nothing that they said I did well, other than my rebuttal argument. (I personally thought I did ok, there were a few things I know that I screwed up, and kept beginning sentences with "we argue", but the way they were critiquing me made me feel like I failed miserably.)

So now I'm freaking out because I've put off other classes in order to get all of the work done for this class, and I feel helpless because finals start next week and I'm nowhere near ready for any of them. I've got too much time and money invested in this to flunk out after my 3rd semester.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to calm myself down, because so far nothing's worked. I can't even get myself to focus enough to study because I'm freaking out.

If you have any good friends at school, go ahead and give them a call. They might laugh at you for freaking out so hard, but I promise that a little human interaction will help!

shepdawg wrote:Usually oral arguments are worth less than 5-10% of your grade. Chill out. Showing up is worth 70% of that portion of your grade. If you did well on the other stuff, you'll still be in the A to A- part of the curve for that class.

blong4133 wrote:Hey all,
I am a 1L currently smack-dab in the middle of a meltdown. I just had my oral arguments tonight and feel like I bombed it, and now the class that I was almost certain I was going to get a good grade in is up in the air. I felt good about the class because I received the highest grade on our first paper, then the second paper I didn't do so well and ended being about the 3rd or 4th highest. Now I feel like I completely bombed the oral arguments. I'll admit that this was my first attempt at oral arguments, so I'm not sure how the "constructive criticism" goes, but I feel like they ripped me a new one. Every little thing I did wrong was pointed out (which is expected) but there was almost nothing that they said I did well, other than my rebuttal argument. (I personally thought I did ok, there were a few things I know that I screwed up, and kept beginning sentences with "we argue", but the way they were critiquing me made me feel like I failed miserably.)

So now I'm freaking out because I've put off other classes in order to get all of the work done for this class, and I feel helpless because finals start next week and I'm nowhere near ready for any of them. I've got too much time and money invested in this to flunk out after my 3rd semester.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to calm myself down, because so far nothing's worked. I can't even get myself to focus enough to study because I'm freaking out.

ilovesf wrote:take a hot bubble bath and drink a beer, get a good nights sleep, wake up and concentrate on exams.

blong4133 wrote:

ilovesf wrote:take a hot bubble bath and drink a beer, get a good nights sleep, wake up and concentrate on exams.

My Manhood prevents me from taking a bubble bath.

But a beer does sound pretty good. Have a few Yuenglings in the fridge

Veyron wrote:

blong4133 wrote:Hey all,
I am a 1L currently smack-dab in the middle of a meltdown. I just had my oral arguments tonight and feel like I bombed it, and now the class that I was almost certain I was going to get a good grade in is up in the air. I felt good about the class because I received the highest grade on our first paper, then the second paper I didn't do so well and ended being about the 3rd or 4th highest. Now I feel like I completely bombed the oral arguments. I'll admit that this was my first attempt at oral arguments, so I'm not sure how the "constructive criticism" goes, but I feel like they ripped me a new one. Every little thing I did wrong was pointed out (which is expected) but there was almost nothing that they said I did well, other than my rebuttal argument. (I personally thought I did ok, there were a few things I know that I screwed up, and kept beginning sentences with "we argue", but the way they were critiquing me made me feel like I failed miserably.)

So now I'm freaking out because I've put off other classes in order to get all of the work done for this class, and I feel helpless because finals start next week and I'm nowhere near ready for any of them. I've got too much time and money invested in this to flunk out after my 3rd semester.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to calm myself down, because so far nothing's worked. I can't even get myself to focus enough to study because I'm freaking out.